Try this:
-use the "files" icon to look at the files on the machine, perhaps going into the my-documents.

-if needed, make a document with some junk in it

-use the "files" icon again to look at files.

-decide on what file you want a link to. Left click - drag the file into the other window and look for the "link" option in the menu that comes up. You can then rename the new link any name that is not already used

The "link" feature of Linux is older than the shortcut in Windows but in a whole lot of ways more powerful.

Absolute link:
This fully specifies the path to the file or directory in question. If you change where this link is, it still works if the file pointed to is not also moved.

Relative link:
The says how to get from where the link is to where the file in question is. This is handy because if you are working several folders deep and decide to rename a folder, most of the links will still work.

You can link to both files and folders. You can all them as you choose. Programs that use the file or folder would have to do extra work to know that it was working through a link so practically everything works just like it is accessing the file by its real name.

Generally a file manager is used for doing all the 'windows explorer' stuff, most pups have rox but you can use whatever works best for you - see the filesystem/file manager section for alternatives like xfe and others as well as your local rox help (icon on the rox toolbar) to get some details about rox itself.

File extensions - not always used in linux, for example many binaries do not have an extension and scripts likewise (it's more to do with permissions/flags).

Yep, AgentRansack is awesome (but crazily enough, it can be quite simple to use). No idea if it could be used in puppy even with wine..

'shortcuts'/symlinks
Most apps have a *.desktop file in /usr/share/applications directory - these are quite handy to symlink to (rename the symlink if you like to take off the extension), especially in the rox OpenWith r-click menu.
Caveat - you can't symlink to stuff in a FAT file system, if I recall that correctly (just one of those things), but most file managers will let you bookmark.

Ok, Thanks
I found this in Ph101-001.html :
" Quick Terminal
If you are anything like me I hate typing long pathnames. I would rather navigate with ROX.

For example: Click here to open a terminal window and type:

cd /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/

There are times when you need to run software from a particular directory from a terminal window. For example: When you click on a program icon and it doesn't run. If you run the program from a terminal window it will usually give you an error and a clue to what is wrong.

The easy way to get to that elusive directory using the same example path above. Click on ROX on the desktop, click the green up arrow, click on usr, local, lib, X11 and finally pixmaps. Now press the key below the Esc key with the ~ and ` on it. A terminal window opened up in the required directory. Now type ls and press the Enter key to see if the files are the same. Of course they are. "

Symlink does work with FAT32 as it is not a file format feature, but a linux one. As pointed out it is like a shortcut, which is not file format dependant._________________"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush" - T Pratchett

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